Jason Lange

WASHINGTON (Reuters] – The bipartisan majority in the United States opposes politicians penalizing companies for taking stances on certain social issues. It is a cold reception against campaigns like Ron DeSantis’ Florida governorship campaign against Walt Disney (NYSE:) Co, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

A two-day survey was conducted on Thursday and showed 62% of Americans, 68% of Democrats, and 55% of Republicans said that they are less inclined to support a candidate who favors going after corporations for their views.

Last week, DeSantis signed legislation that removes Disney from its Orlando-area parks’ self-governing power in retaliation against a Florida law that restricts the teaching of LGBTQ subjects in schools.

DeSantis was a rising star of the Republican Party. It was an effort to boost his conservative credentials and be a cultural warrior in preparation for a potential run for the Republican presidential nomination.

Even though DeSantis’ argument was made for his actions – that taxes should be removed from corporate tax breaks that benefit government corporations who push an “woke” agenda, only 36% national Republicans said that such a viewpoint would make them less inclined to vote for a Republican candidate.

According to the Reuters/Ipsos survey, DeSantis (43) is still a strong force in Republican national politics.

Given a list with prominent politicians to choose from, 25% of Republican respondents said DeSantis represents the party’s ideals, just behind former President Donald Trump (favored by 40%). Texas Governor Greg Abbott garnered 9%.

The poll showed that the nation was divided over how schools should teach sexual orientation, gender identity and other topics — the topic of the controversial Florida law.

The American voter is half of the country in favor of laws prohibiting classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity, 69% of Republicans support it, 36% of Democrats are against.

The Reuters/Ipsos survey was carried out online in English as well as throughout the United States. It collected responses from approximately 1,003 adults. The credibility interval was a measure to precision of around 4 percentage points.

This story has a correction in the first paragraph.